Examples of half hour in a Sentence
Trains depart every half hour.
I waited a half hour in line.
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Natalya Maddox drives for over a half hour to bring her children to Colors of the Alphabet.
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Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Afterwards, Vlad sits down and begins to tell his tale, which lasts for the next two-and-a-half hours.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Research like Kovacs’ has shown the negative impact fatigue has on hitting accuracy – and this was five-and-a-half hours of the best physicality and mental stamina on display.
—Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
The first half hour is built around the universal unease of entering a stranger’s home, especially for a woman traveling alone—a woman who just escaped a toxic relationship, no less.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Afterwards, Vlad sits down and begins to tell his tale, which lasts for the next two-and-a-half hours.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Research like Kovacs’ has shown the negative impact fatigue has on hitting accuracy – and this was five-and-a-half hours of the best physicality and mental stamina on display.
—Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
The first half hour is built around the universal unease of entering a stranger’s home, especially for a woman traveling alone—a woman who just escaped a toxic relationship, no less.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Half hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20hour. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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